Marker Inscription
Known 1838-1899 as Deming's Bridge Cemetery. Second post office in Matagorda county was located nearby in 1858. Two acres donated by Emelius Savage and his son Norman for the cemetery and Tres Palacios Baptist Church, founded 1852. More land given by Jonathan E. Pierce, who in 1900 named area Hawley, honoring United States senator Robert Bradley Hawley. Buried here are the brothers Jonathan E. and Abel H. ("Shang") Pierce and many other famous early cattlemen; also, more than 50 veterans of Civil War and all U.S. wars since 1865. (1967)
About this site
Hawley Cemetery, Old is a historical marker in Matagorda County, Texas, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.8891, -96.1773. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lacy (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hawley Cemetery, Deming's Bridge Community, and Partain Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321003741. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
